Kitchen-cabinet.



No. 714,480. Patented Nov. `25, |902.

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KITCHEN CABINET. (Application med Nv. 27, 1901,)

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. UNITED 'STATES Armar FFICEl KITCHEN- CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. I714,480, datedNovember 25, 1902.

Application filed November 27, 1901. Serial No. 83,867. `(No model.)

T0 all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, GEORGE WILLIAM HAR- RIS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Perry, in the conntyof Noble, Territory of Oklahoma,have invented a new and useful Kitchen-Cabinet, of whichthe 4followingis a alli The present invention relates to kitchencabinets; and theobject thereof is to provide an article of furniture of this characterwhich will be useful and convenient and may be employed in many culinaryoperations.

One of the features ofthe invention resides net, the arrangement beingsuch that bread may be raised thereinand the space for the the amount ofthe batch.-

A further feature resides in the construction of the closure for thecabinet, the same being so made that it can be utilized for kneadingbread and other purposes Without interfering with the gaining of accessto the intemental cover for the closure, which cover may be employed asa leaf or folded out of the way when not wanted. f

The preferred form of construction is illusscribed in the followingspecification; but the right is reserved to make such slight changes inunimportant details as the scope of the claims will permit. I

In the drawings, lligurel` is aperspective view of the cabinet with theleaf or supplemental cover raised. Fig. 2 is a top plan view Fig. 3 isan end view of the cabinet, showing the leaf supported in horizontalposition. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 5 is atransverse sectional View taken on the line fr fr of Fig. 4. 'Fig.6 is asimilar View taken on the line yy of Fig. 4. 1 Fig. 7 is a detail Fig. 8is a detail view'of one of the supports for the leaf. Fig. 9 is aVdetail view of the movable partition.

Similar numerals 4of reference designate corresponding parts in theseveral figures of the drawings.

The body of the receptacle comprises side and end walls 10 and 11, oneof said sidewalls,

preferably the front, being disposed at an inl `clination to the other,so that the receptacle pockets and opening at the end of the body,

while the drawer 17 fills the entire space at the bottom of the divisionand opens at the front of the cabinet. The space between the twodivision-walls 12 forms at its lower .end a receptacle for plates andthe like, and just above the same is arranged a drawer 18, forming areceptacle for knives and similar instruments. Above this drawer ssecured a bottom 19, forming a transversely-disposed pocket in the upperportion of the cabinet, this pocket being designed to receive arolling-pin. l

The other main division of the receptacle to the left of the'walls issubdivided by a pair of transversely-disposed partitions 20intoindependent receptacles for cornmeal `and Graham our. `TheseVpartitions 20 terminate short of the upper edge of the side of thecabinet, and the receptacles formed thereby are closed by a hinged cover21 forming a shelf and having a beading 22, located on its outer face,which will retain a four-sifter placed upon said shelf. Theremainingspace of this division is intended for flour, and locatedtherein is a'miovable partition 23, which partition is disposed at aninclination to the end walls of the cabinet and taperstoward its lowerend, so as to conform to the shape of the ourreceptacle- Its edges ,arebeveled, so as to t snugly against the inner face of the sides andbottom, and it is heldin place by its frictional engagement with saidsides. This partition is intended to dividethe flourreceptacle into twocompartments and forms a space in which the sponge is placed during themanufacture of bread. This parti- ICO v in the outer face of the leaf.

tion may be moved as near to or as far from the end wall 1l as may benecessary to form a space sufficient to receive the amount of the batch.

Covering the entire top of the cabinet is a closure divided into twoindependent sections 24 and 25, which sections'are hinged at their rearedges to the rear edge of the cabinet.

VOne of these sections covers the right-hand portion of the cabinetcontaining the condiment-.pockets, sugar, and small Hour-receptacle andthe rolling-pin pocket, while the other covers the remainder. The uppersurfaces of these covers are intended to be employed for kneading breadand the like. In order to keep this surface clean and permit the cabinetbeing used for other and rougher purposes, a supplemental leaf 26 isemployed, which leaf normally covers both sections and is pivoted to anupstanding ledge 27, located at the rear edge of the cabinet by means oftriple leaf-hinges 28, which thus permits of the leaf being swung fromits position over the cover-sections 24 and 25 to a position alongsideof the rear face of the cabinet, as shown in Fig. 2. It is provided uponits free side edge with a hinged strip 26, which forms a support thatrests upon the cover-sections when the leaf is located over the same.This leaf may also be arranged in horizontal position, so that theentire cabinet will form a table, and to this end supporting-braces 29are employed, the lower ends of said braces being provided with pins 30,which fit in socketsl, formed in the rear wall of the cabinet, Whiletheir upper ends are provided with similar pins 32, that engage insimilar sockets 33 When in this horizontal position, the strip is swungdown out of the way, as shown in Fig. 3. By this means it will be seenthat the leaf when placed upon the sectional closure completely protectsthe same from injury and may be employed in rough work, such as ironingand the like. Furthermore, it may be thrown to horizontal position toform additional supporting-surface, or it can be dropped behind thecabinet, where it is completely out of the way.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, andmany advantages of the herein-described invention will be apparent tothose skilled in the art without further description, and it will beunderstood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, andminor details of construction may be resorted to without departing fromthe spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention. Y

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a kitchen-cabinet, areceptacle having end and side walls, saidside walls being arranged in convergent relation toward their loweredges, and a rigid movable partition eX- tending across thereceptacleand havingits side edges disposed in convergent relation toward theirlower ends, the angle of convergence of said side edges being differentfrom the angle of convergence of the side walls of the receptacle, saidpartition being located at an inclination to the end walls of thereceptacle, loosely resting upon the converging side walls, andsupported thereon against movement.

2. In a kitchen-cabinet, a receptacle having end and side Walls, saidside Walls being arranged in convergent relation toward -their loweredges, and a rigid movable partition extending across the receptacle andhaving its side edges disposed in convergent relation toward their lowerends, the angle of convergence of said side edges being of less degreethan the angle of convergence of the side walls of the receptacle,whereby said partition when in place in the receptacle, will be disposedat an inclination to the end walls, and the convergent edges will `restupon the side walls, the edges of the partition being beveled to conformto the walls against which they rest.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE WILLIAM IIARRIS.

Witnesses:

E. E. GIBBENS, C. L. WALKER.

